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Green Forest Lizard

Calotes calotes

Photo by Bhagya Herath
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Description:

this colourful Common Green Forest Lizard (Calotes calotes) is an agamid lizard found in the forests of the Western Ghats and the Shevaroy Hills in India, and Sri Lanka.

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Comments (61)
Maria dB
What a beauty! Congratulations!
Dilan Chathuranga
You are correct Bhagya!!!!I'm so proud about you & I'm also proud to be a Sri Lankan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bhagya Herath
Thanks a lot Adi .... your friendship is one of the best things i got from Project NOAH ..........Im so happy to find a friend great like you ..... :-)
Bhagya Herath
My ever loving 3 best friends Saumya, I owe you so much for introducing me to the amazing NOAH world, Chamalka who always encourage me, and Sew who always had the best comments on my spottings.... Thank you so much my friends .....
Tom15
The colors are amazing and you captured it perfectly!
Bhagya Herath
Its all because of amazing Sri Lankan bio diversity Dilan ..... proud to be a Sri Lankan Thanks a lot Dilan.....
Bhagya Herath
Thanks a lot Nuwan again again and again.......... :-)
Dilan Chathuranga
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Today is a unforgettable day for Sri Lankan Project noah members!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Spotting of the Day-Bhagya Herath,Sri Lanka National Geographic spotting of the week -Sachindra Umesh,Sri Lanka Congrats Bhagya & Sachindra!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bhagya Herath
Thank you so much Mark Ridgway, Jemma, Leuba, Pradeep Kumar and LaurenZarate .......
Bhagya Herath
Thanks a lot Reza, Gilma, Ava T-B, KarenSaxton, Anne Marie, and LuisStevens......
Sew
congratzzz bhagi.........soooooooo happy for you darling....great pics.. :D
Saumya Wanniarachchi
Wowwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeee , congrats bhagi , i soooo proud of you ! What an amazing capture !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) =) =)
Adarsha B S
Congratulations dear Bhagya..I am really really happie for you..What a wonderful capture of truely an amazing species :) I am proud of you girl :) You are doing great :)
LaurenZarate
Congratulations Bhagya! Beautiful photographs!
Bhagya Herath
a very special thanks goes to my Sri Lankan NOAH friends Nuwan, Sachindra, Sarala akki, Saumya, Chamalka, Sew, Dilan, Lakkana, and Janadaree..... Im dedicating this SOTD to you all who love and care on amazing Bio Diversity of Sri Lanka..... Thanks my friends ......
Leuba Ridgway
Absolutely amazing ! Congratulations on the SOTD, Bhagya !!
Mark Ridgway
Super spotting. Love the tail. Congratulations on SOTD.
Bhagya Herath
Thanks a lot KarenL ... and Project NOAH Im always so so happy to be a part of the amazing NOAH community .... Thank you all my NOAH friends im so much grateful to you all....
Ava T-B
And it's a "name's-the-same" organism: Calotes calotes Here are some PN blogs on scientific naming. http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/28702494728/whats-in-a-name http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/31338827536/lets-talk-scientific-classification http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/33711375932/anser-anser-whats-the-question
Chamalka Dulmini
wow Bhagi congartulations!!!!! I m very proud of u buddy!!!!!!!!!!!
KarenL
Awesome capture Bhagya! Congratulations, it has earned you SOTD honors! The colorful green forest lizard from Sri Lanka is Spotting of the Day! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153442293105603&set=a.10152383557885603.943728.10150120463815603&type=1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/397928514696912897
Bhagya Herath
Dear friends iv added a reference link with more information on this beauty ....... hope you all will enjoy....
Sew
wooooooooowwwww........soooooooooo amazing bhagi..nice one..just it's gorgeous... :D wow..

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PublishedNovember 4, 2013

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